Head of Inclusive Learning

South Thames Colleges Group are now looking for three individuals to join us in the position of Head of Inclusive Learning. We have positions available at Kingston College, Carshalton College and South Thames College.

As Head of Inclusive Learning, you will take responsibility for the leadership of Additional Learning Support and the Commissioning of High Needs Support, for all students with learning difficulties at your college.

We’re looking for someone who is able to manage both strategic and operational levels, leading the promotion, delivery, development and improvement of Additional Learning Support for students across mainstream provision and discrete programmes for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, including High Needs Students (HNS). Maintaining effective relationships with cross curriculum teams and college management to raise and embed standards and foster an ethos of excellence, you will be part of a team who take responsibility for learning support across the Group and are therefore expected to apply your own initiative to ensure the continuous improvement, development and growth of these areas in line with the Group’s Strategic Plans.

This role also means you have line management responsibility for learning support and discrete curriculum managers and colleagues and will be responsible for their leadership, motivation and development to ensure that the aims and objectives of the Group are met.

This role demands an individual who has experience of leading and managing a complex learning support provision and services for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities within a Further Education college. With highly developed communication, interpersonal and prioritisation skills, you will be educated to Degree level and hold a Cert Ed / PGCE qualification and have knowledge of how to meet student support needs within an FE context, including familiarity with funding mechanisms for students with support needs and best practice to meet Ofsted and legal regulatory requirements.

A specialist SLDD qualification at Level 3 or above is desirable, as is a specialist literacy or SPLD qualification at Level 5 or above.

Closing date for the return of completed applications is 30^th June 2021

Interviews to take place on 12^th July 2021

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 7 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. This leave is all in addition to Bank Holiday entitlement. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to achieve and progress.

When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.